Wonder Boys release '14 football scheduleThe Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys football team will play an 11-game schedule in 2014 and will host five home games within the friendly confines of Thone Stadium at Buerkle Field, head coach Raymond Monica announced Tuesday. ATU will open the 2014 season on its home field with a Thursday matchup with Northwestern Oklahoma, kicking off at 7 p.m. on Sept. 4. The Wonder Boys hit the road the following week, meeting up with Southwestern Oklahoma in We...

Round 2 of GAC championship postponedHOT SPRINGS — Day two of the Great American Conference Golf Championships have been postponed due to inclement weather. Monday began with a 90 minute delay following heavy rain during the overnight hours. Midway through the second round, additional rain and lightning entered the Hot Springs area forcing officials to clear the course at approximately 12:15 p.m. After a two-hour delay, officials elected to postpone play for Monday and resume at ...

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Wonder Boys offense has a breakthroughArkansas Tech’s offense apparently broke out of its shell during Saturday’s annual spring green and gold scrimmage at Thone Stadium at Buerkle Field. And it couldn’t have come at a better time, as the Wonder Boys wrapped up a spring practice session with two defensive coordinators and a new offensive coordinator. “The last game of (last) season, we started 11 seniors. We’ve got a lot of young guys on offense,” second-year Wonder Boys coach Ray...

ATU runs past Tigers in baseballThe No. 9 Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys baseball team used a seven-run, eighth-inning rally to pick up 7-5 victory over Ouachita Baptist on Friday at Tech Field. Saturday, ATU totaled 18 hits in its 16-11 win in game one of the series doubleheader. The Wonder Boys scored seven runs in the third inning, four in the fourth and three in the fifth. Results from game two were unaivalable by press time. Saturday’s win was ATU’s 12th straight, the longes...

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Brandon Allen top Hog; 2 QBs switch positions FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — Arkansas moved two quarterbacks to other positions this week, but Brandon Allen remained the starter. A.J. Derby became a tight end and Damon Mitchell converted to wide receiver during practice this week. Both made catches during the team's second open scrimmage Saturday. Derby, who started one game last season because of an injury to Brandon Allen and played the majority of another, caught an 8-yard scoring pass from Allen...

Wonder Boys host final GAC series against OBUThe No. 9 Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys baseball team (29-8, 16-5 Great American Conference) will host the Ouachita Baptist Tigers (19-21, 12-9 GAC) in a three-game set at Tech Field today and Saturday. First pitch Friday is scheduled for 6 p.m. while Saturday’s doubleheader will begin at 1 p.m. ATU heads into these games currently in first place in the GAC, while Ouachita is currently in fifth. The Wonder Boys are also on a ten-game winning strea...

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ATU beats SAU on Johnson's late singleJay Johnson’s walk-off RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning capped a two-run rally to lift the No. 9 Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys to a 2-1 nonconference win over the No. 8 Southern Arkansas Muleriders on Wednesday at Tech Field. ATU (29-8) has increased its winning streak to 10, the longest winning streak since the Wonder Boys won 11 in the 1988 season. The game was scoreless until the sixth inning when SAU’s (29-11) Carver ...

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Bash at the Ballpark this FridayThe Russellville Area Chamber of Commerce will host Bash at the Ballpark 2014 at Arkansas Tech University on Friday, April 11. The event will include music, food and prizes in conjunction with the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys’ baseball game that evening at Tech Field against Ouachita Baptist University. Event sponsors include First State Bank, Sherwood Urgent Care, Walmart, Shelter Insurance – Matt Cooper, Advanced Wealth Management – Jarrod Tola...

Mourning, Richardson, Williams make Hall of Fame DALLAS (AP) — Alonzo Mourning went to Georgetown to play basketball, not discover the world. The 6-foot-10 center who won an NBA title with the Miami Heat was voted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Monday, adding that honor to becoming a board member at his alma mater. "I didn't understand the prestige of this university, the global prestige of this university," Mourning said. "Never in my wildest dreams would I ever thought...

Wonder Boys baseball climbs to No. 9The Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys baseball team (28-8, 16-5 Great American Conference) has moved into the top ten nationally, improving six spots to a No. 9 ranking in this week’s Collegiate Baseball Newspaper poll, the CBN announced Monday. The Wonder Boys have put together a nine-game winning streak, dating back to Tech’s 8-5 win over SAU on March 22. The streak is the longest winning streak for Arkansas Tech since the 1998 season, when the Wond...

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Wonder Boys take down Rangers in GAC baseballALVA, Okla. — Mike Kattula, Patrick Castleberry, and Sage Boehner each belted two-run home runs as the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys picked up a 7-2 Great American Conference win against the Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers on Friday. ATU (26-8, 14-5 GAC) scored first in the top of the second inning. John Lassiter reached first on an error by Northwestern’s catcher and then advanced to third. After a groundout from Jay Johnson, Lassiter scored ...

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Role players key UConn's 63-53 upset win over Florida ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Connecticut will not ride a one-man gang into the national championship game this time. Shabazz Napier is still the leader, but DeAndre Daniels and Ryan Boatright have taken their turns at the wheel. Daniels carried UConn out of an early funk to finish with 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Boatright gave the Huskies a lift at both ends in a 63-53 victory over Florida in the Final Four Saturday night Napier was quiet early...

Allen runs first team at Arkansas spring scrimmage FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — Despite a healthy position battle, Brandon Allen is still Arkansas' top quarterback this spring. The redshirt junior ran exclusively with the Razorbacks' first-team offense Saturday in the team's first scrimmage of the spring. Allen completed 16 of 19 passes for 247 yards, threw one touchdown pass and was intercepted once. Arkansas coach Bret Bielema said Allen made strides physically and mentally this offseason and is ahea...

SAAC president leads community service effortsCLARKSVILLE — Whitney Lewis is passionate about serving others. The University of the Ozarks tennis standout has been at the forefront of leading community service projects for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), one of the largest and most visible student-led organizations on campus. As SAAC President, Lewis and her fellow athletes have been involved in a range of community service activities, including the Special Olympics, and mo...

Collegiate athletics needs to be privatizedIn our society, we reward those who entertain us with handsome incomes. The average player in the National Basketball Association earns an astounding $5.5 million a year. The annual “income,” that is the value of a college scholarship for a player in this year’s NCAA Final Four, is under $30,000 a year. Does that mean we don’t value collegiate entertainment as much as pro ball? Not in the least. The spoils go, however, to the schools, not the ...

Suspensions in baseball brawl among UCA, UALRCONWAY (AP) — Players from both teams have drawn suspensions after a brawl that erupted in the 10th inning of a game between Central Arkansas and Arkansas-Little Rock. Benches cleared Wednesday as UALR coach Scott Norwood and UCA coach Allen Gum argued and Gum bumped Norwood backward. A UCA assistant coach then knocked Norwood to the ground. The fight was caught on video by fans at UCA's ballpark. Play stopped for 20 minutes and umpires ejecte...

Suns' softball sweeps Northeastern StateCourtney Colunga turned in a 3-for-3 effort in the opener and drove in a pair of runs, while Chelsea Reeves hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the eighth inning in the nightcap as the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns softball team (18-18) picked up a doubleheader sweep of Northeastern State (24-16), topping the RiverHawks 9-1 in five innings in the opener before winning a 1-0, extra-inning contest in the nightcap. The pitching was stellar for ATU...

Turner, Bass receive ITA regional doubles rankingCLARKSVILLE — University of the Ozarks doubles partners Todd Turner and Bishop Bass are ranked at No. 15 in the recently released Intercollegiate Tennis Association West Region individual rankings. The duo currently owns a 7-1 overall record together and a 6-1 mark in the American Southwest Conference. They have posted an impressive 32-7 career record at No. 1 doubles. “It is the first time in program history we’ve had individuals ranked,” Oza...

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Surtevall, Suns finish 2nd at Natural StateHEBER SPRINGS — Rebecka Surtevall turned in a final-round 75 to finish in second place, Megan Jeffery improved five strokes from her first-round score with a 76 to finish tied for sixth, while Taylor Kline tied for ninth after shooting a final-round 76, a six-stroke improvement from the opening round, as the No. 20 Arkansas Tech Golden Suns golf team finished second at the Natural State Golf Classic on Tuesday at Red Apple Country Club. With a...

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